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that was nbc's chuck todd and jay carney facing off on how president obama is dealing with these scandals in washington this week. but other main stream left leaning media outlets are joining in the criticism, including a front page leader from the new york times. check it out, also the huffington post, also the washington post is usually supporters of obama. they are backing off. how much trouble is the president in with his media base? who better to ask than brent bo zell. it looks to me they're up in arms. their hero has been so badly wounded, these main stream media guys don't foe twhoo to do. >> yoepgs, larry. are they up in arms? no, are they upset? yes. it's a lover's quarrel at this point. they're upset because of the a.p. that itself the one that's getting them the most. because that was aimed right at them and they see that as betrayal and some reporters have actually said that, lisa miers of nbc actually said, befud el befuddled. we can't understand it. we're his friend. that's the way she put it. there is the irs scandal. that kind of crosses the lines, liberals, democrats, co
that was nbc's chuck todd and jay carney facing off on how president obama is dealing with these scandals in washington this week. but other main stream left leaning media outlets are joining in the criticism, including a front page leader from the new york times. check it out, also the huffington post, also the washington post is usually supporters of obama. they are backing off. how much trouble is the president in with his media base? who better to ask than brent bo zell. it looks to me...
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my question is, who is going to jail over this scandal? >> president obama promised new oversight and coordination with congress to investigate targeting of conservative groups. >> i've reviewed the treasury department watchdog's report and the misconduct that it uncovered is inexcusable. it's inexcusable and americans are right to be angry about it and i'm angry about it. >> the department of justice is looking into whether the irs violated any civil rights there. now to benghazi. newly released white house emails provided glimpse how the obama administration handled the talking points after the benghazi terror attacks. the 99 pages of emails between the white house, state department and cia detail the debate over what to disclose in the points. the ones u.n. ambassador susan rice used the following sunday on multiple morning news shows. an e-mail from then cia director david petraeus reveals some of his hesitations. petraeus writes quote, no mention of the cable to cairo either? frankly, i'd just as soon not use them. this concern after
my question is, who is going to jail over this scandal? >> president obama promised new oversight and coordination with congress to investigate targeting of conservative groups. >> i've reviewed the treasury department watchdog's report and the misconduct that it uncovered is inexcusable. it's inexcusable and americans are right to be angry about it and i'm angry about it. >> the department of justice is looking into whether the irs violated any civil rights there. now to...
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. >>> president obama takes action to address the irs scandal. >>> call them the killer frogs of san francisco. we'll tell you why they're under lock and key and why their home is under siege. >>> few my clouds approaching the bay area right now. >> we could be be dodging a few raindrops. >> coming up we'll break down rain chances and i'll let you know which direction temperatures well be heading this weekend. you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. some things won't last 25 years. on any new volkswagen. ah! woof! some things will. . >>> former football star oj simpson took the stand today to make
. >>> president obama takes action to address the irs scandal. >>> call them the killer frogs of san francisco. we'll tell you why they're under lock and key and why their home is under siege. >>> few my clouds approaching the bay area right now. >> we could be be dodging a few raindrops. >> coming up we'll break down rain chances and i'll let you know which direction temperatures well be heading this weekend. you're on timeout leo! some things won't last...
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so what you have now is a press corps, three scandals, obama's tide is turning. game changer. the second term will be terrible for obama and they are thirsting for this. and it would probably be wiser for them to take a little bit more time and do the due diligence of getting all of the facts straight and then coming bang to the white house with some serious questions that carney can't duck, dodge and did he ever on. >> i expected the worst and after maybe the first three questionsdefer on. >> i expected the worst and after maybe the first three questions questions, i thought i think he is going to survive this. i think anybody watching that there was very little wiggle room here. >> right. >> but let's come to the substance of what i think again i think benghazi is a political sideshow. i think the irs is a classic case of bycratic bung ling and incompetence and stupidity but the associate press, the department of justice going after the phone records of the associated press which we have been talking a lot about this morning, i believe, is a very serious issue. >> right. >>
so what you have now is a press corps, three scandals, obama's tide is turning. game changer. the second term will be terrible for obama and they are thirsting for this. and it would probably be wiser for them to take a little bit more time and do the due diligence of getting all of the facts straight and then coming bang to the white house with some serious questions that carney can't duck, dodge and did he ever on. >> i expected the worst and after maybe the first three questionsdefer...
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the obama administration going south fast. can it save itself that is the subject of this east coast's talking points memo. headline right now the irs scandal could be worse than benghazi as the president fires irs chief stephan miller. at this point mr. obama had to do that. >> i will do everything in my power to make sure nothing like this happens again. by holding the responsible parties accountable, by putting in place new checks and safeguards and going forward by making sure that the laws applied as it should be in a fair and impartial way. the irs admitting it targeted conservatives. listen to this. just hours earlier, than what the president just said, jay carney was saying that the white house can't really explain how the irs corruption happened because fbi is investigating. i cannot obviously comment on the investigation that the attorney general announced the other day. what i can say is that the president believes that the conduct reported in the ig's review is inappropriate. it is wrong. and there needs to be cons
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the obama administration. do you buy that? >> i think you are on to a good point. but i think the a.p. example is not a good one. because i do think that is a scandal. but the point you are making is that there are people on the left who will not acknowledge that benghazi is a big story. and there are people on the right who, if barack obama came up with a cure for cancer, wouldn't give him credit for it and, by the way. i mean that literally. so, we're not dealing with journalism. we're not even dealing in this day and age with honest opinion. we're dealing with raw partisanship and that's not good for the people out there. >> bill: it helps poom because he could just throw it out. >> it does. it does. >> bill: it's all political. it's the fox news people. they don't like me so whatever they say doesn't matter. >> right. the best single example and i could do this in a half a sentence are the birthers. these people who still think barack obama was born on polluted toe or some place only, only help barack obam
the obama administration. do you buy that? >> i think you are on to a good point. but i think the a.p. example is not a good one. because i do think that is a scandal. but the point you are making is that there are people on the left who will not acknowledge that benghazi is a big story. and there are people on the right who, if barack obama came up with a cure for cancer, wouldn't give him credit for it and, by the way. i mean that literally. so, we're not dealing with journalism. we're...
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. >> reporter: president obama addressed the scandal. the irs admits it put the tea party under the microcope. the irs required more paper work from the tea party and scrutinized groups that edgeicated people about the constitution. but the commissioner testified otherwise last year. >> there is absolutely no targeting. this is what happens. >> the contradiction is setting off a firestorm, especially with tea party groups. >> we want to know who knew what when. heads will roll. this is absolute suppression of civil liberties. >> reporter: president obama says the irs must be neutral. >> you should feel that way regardless of party. >> reporter: he says he is waiting for the full audit before making moves against the irs. >> it is outrageous. contrary to our traditions and people have to be held accountable and it has to be fixed. >> house speaker nancy pelosi said there is no place for this inappropriate activity in the irs or by its employees. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> president obama down played the controversy over how his administrati
. >> reporter: president obama addressed the scandal. the irs admits it put the tea party under the microcope. the irs required more paper work from the tea party and scrutinized groups that edgeicated people about the constitution. but the commissioner testified otherwise last year. >> there is absolutely no targeting. this is what happens. >> the contradiction is setting off a firestorm, especially with tea party groups. >> we want to know who knew what when. heads...
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. >>> president obama stayed out of the irs scandal until yesterday. the president addressed the agency's role in targeting organizations with the words tea party in their name and some others that had conservative ideologies. the president came out saying that behavior is not acceptable in his administration. >> if, in fact, irs personnel engaged in the kind of practices that have been reported on, and were intentionally targeting conservative groups, that's outrageous. and there's no place for it. and they have to be held fully accountable. we'll wait and see what exactly all the details and the facts are. but i've got no patience with it. i will not tolerate it. and we'll make sure that we find out exactly what happened on this. >> now, the agency says the scandal was limited to low-level workers at a cincinnati field office. but now "the washington post" is reporting at least two irs officials based in washington, d.c. were also involved with the investigations. the house ways and means committee has set hearings for friday. and there will be a sen
. >>> president obama stayed out of the irs scandal until yesterday. the president addressed the agency's role in targeting organizations with the words tea party in their name and some others that had conservative ideologies. the president came out saying that behavior is not acceptable in his administration. >> if, in fact, irs personnel engaged in the kind of practices that have been reported on, and were intentionally targeting conservative groups, that's outrageous. and...
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president obama is knee deep in three scandals that threaten his
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the obama administrati now blames its scandals on budget cuts. we'll take a hard look at those numbers in tonight's "chalk talk." ♪ grew up in a small town and when the rain would fall down ♪ ♪ i'd just stare out my w window ♪ ♪ dreaming of what could be and if i'd end up happy ♪ ♪ i would pray i could breakaway ♪ ♪ i'll spread my wings and i'll learn how to fly ♪ i'll do what it takes till i touch the sky ♪ ♪ i gotta take a risk, take a chance, make a change, and break away ♪ ♪ wanna feel the warm breeze, sleep under a palm tree ♪ ♪ feel the rush of the ocean ♪ ♪ get on board a fast train, travel on a jet plane far away ♪ ♪ and break away ♪ out of the darkness and into the sun ♪ ♪ but i won't forget the place i come from ♪ ♪ i gotta take a risk, take a chae, make a change, and break away ♪ connection to nature is a right that the trust for public land is fighting to preserve. from boulevards to ball fields and ponds to playgrounds, together we have saved over 3 million acres of land. a park is
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the obama administration going south fast. can it save itself that is the subject of this east coast's talking points memo. headline right now the irs scandal could be worse than benghazi as the president fires irs chief stephan miller. at this point mr. obama had to do that. >> i will do everything in my power to make sure nothing like this happens again. by holding the responsible parties accountable, by putting in place new checks and safeguards and going forward by making sure that the laws applied as it should be in a fair and impartial way. the irs admitting it targeted conservatives. listen to this. just hours earlier, than what the president just said, jay carney was saying that the white house can't really explain how the irs corruption happened because fbi is investigating. i cannot obviously comment on the investigation that the attorney general announced the other day. what i can say is that the president believes that the conduct reported in the ig's review is inappropriate. it is wrong. and there needs to be cons
the obama administration going south fast. can it save itself that is the subject of this east coast's talking points memo. headline right now the irs scandal could be worse than benghazi as the president fires irs chief stephan miller. at this point mr. obama had to do that. >> i will do everything in my power to make sure nothing like this happens again. by holding the responsible parties accountable, by putting in place new checks and safeguards and going forward by making sure that...
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obama is facing a barrage of questions, though, on a trifecta of scandals. welcome to our new hour of "happening now," i'm gregg jarrett. uma: the primary focus of the visit, the brutal civil war in syria, turkey's neighbor. the latest, turkey blaming agents of syria's regime for the huge car bombings killing more than 50 people in a turkish border town. four suspects rounded up. turkey, home to some 400,000 syrian refugees. chief white house foreign affairs correspondent be wendell goler is joining us live from the rose garden. the president's domestic troubles are likely to dominate the american reporters' questions, isn't that true? >> reporter: count on it. each press corps will get a couple of questions, but you can reporters, at least, to ask more than one. the white house really hasn't condemned and the president hasn't commented on the justice department's decision to subpoena associated press phone records. he'll likely be pushed on that. yesterday's decision to replace the acting commissioner of the internal revenue service hasn't satisfied republi
obama is facing a barrage of questions, though, on a trifecta of scandals. welcome to our new hour of "happening now," i'm gregg jarrett. uma: the primary focus of the visit, the brutal civil war in syria, turkey's neighbor. the latest, turkey blaming agents of syria's regime for the huge car bombings killing more than 50 people in a turkish border town. four suspects rounded up. turkey, home to some 400,000 syrian refugees. chief white house foreign affairs correspondent be wendell...
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what you'll find is a lengthy attack on president obama. i'm glad people want to challenge president obama. but it's not with the tax here. the real scandal here is that these organizations should not be allowed with a tax exemption to engage in this behavior. and the problem faced by the irs workers is, the irs in real terms has been trumped 17% in the last ten years and its work burden has gone like this. guess what, people are trying to find out ways to get around this. you don't have to ask the irs for permission to be a 501 c-4, you can self-declare. some of the groups that did, we now know from their documentation basically put a target on themselves, we'd like approval to do this. of course, they got identified. it's not right to pick them because they had tea party or patriot in their name any more than it's right to stop young men on the street because of their skin color. the irs is trying to deal with the conflict between what the law says and the regulation. >> david, given the budgetary restraints of the irs as you're pointing
what you'll find is a lengthy attack on president obama. i'm glad people want to challenge president obama. but it's not with the tax here. the real scandal here is that these organizations should not be allowed with a tax exemption to engage in this behavior. and the problem faced by the irs workers is, the irs in real terms has been trumped 17% in the last ten years and its work burden has gone like this. guess what, people are trying to find out ways to get around this. you don't have to ask...
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taking place is now head of the irs obama care implementation office. joining me, two of the lawmakers who participated in the heated hearing. >> good to be with. >> ms. ingram was in charge at the time. do you think it is appropriate she is in charge of the implementation of obama care? >> as a matter of fact, that is not true. she actually left that office six months prior to even subordinates knowing what took place there so she wasn't in the office when the subordinates were informed. >> sean: wasn't she there between 2009 and 2012? >> she left six months prior to the subordinates knowing that this actually took place. >> sean: we knew a couple of years ago and what we learned in the last couple of days is that they did know at the time she was there. >> i think you have to check your facts. she left the office six months prior to the subordinates showing. >> sean: my understanding is she did know. >> that is my understanding as well. she was there during the time that the abusive practice was being perpetrated. we have to pinpoint and get more info
taking place is now head of the irs obama care implementation office. joining me, two of the lawmakers who participated in the heated hearing. >> good to be with. >> ms. ingram was in charge at the time. do you think it is appropriate she is in charge of the implementation of obama care? >> as a matter of fact, that is not true. she actually left that office six months prior to even subordinates knowing what took place there so she wasn't in the office when the subordinates...
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president obama just released a statement about the treasury department's report on the irs scandal. while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. celebrex can be taken with or without food. and it's not a narcotic. you and your doctor should balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids, like celebrex, ibuprofen, naproxen and meloxicam have the same cardiovascular warning. they all may increase the chance of heart attack or stroke, which can lead to death. this chance increases if you have heart disease or risk factors such as high blood pressure or when nsaids are taken for long periods. nsaids, like celebrex, increase the chance of serious skin or allergic r
president obama just released a statement about the treasury department's report on the irs scandal. while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is...
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never let up on obama care. today house republicans are making their 37th -- that's 37 times -- to repeal the health care law. like all the times before it, it is going to fail. we have an expert here, a special advisor to the obama administration formulating for the affordable health care act. he he wrote a new book, "brothers emanuel." i really want to read that book. one is the great hollywood agent ari emanuel who stars in a movie, and rahm emanuel is mayor of chicago. what is it like to have brothers like that? does your mom think you're the intellectual? >> the doctor in the family. that's the key. >> that's a permanent job. let me ask you about -- i smell a rat. i think the republicans would like to spread the word out there that obama care isn't good for you and therefore sort of upchuck it. if it comes to you, do whatever you got to do. if you're a barber, you got two seats, each guy makes 25 or 30 o year, make it difficult on yourself or the government. >> they're certainly trying to delegitimate the b
never let up on obama care. today house republicans are making their 37th -- that's 37 times -- to repeal the health care law. like all the times before it, it is going to fail. we have an expert here, a special advisor to the obama administration formulating for the affordable health care act. he he wrote a new book, "brothers emanuel." i really want to read that book. one is the great hollywood agent ari emanuel who stars in a movie, and rahm emanuel is mayor of chicago. what is it...
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phone records scandal president obama has tried to distance himself from the controversy by proposing a new media shield law but can we really trust someone who's overseen one of the biggest assaults on whistleblowers in history to defend the freedom of the press just a moment also today's factory collapse in cambodia is just the most recent workplace disaster to capture headlines around the world all it takes to create global factory safety standards and exporting the i.r.s. scandal republicans have ran.
phone records scandal president obama has tried to distance himself from the controversy by proposing a new media shield law but can we really trust someone who's overseen one of the biggest assaults on whistleblowers in history to defend the freedom of the press just a moment also today's factory collapse in cambodia is just the most recent workplace disaster to capture headlines around the world all it takes to create global factory safety standards and exporting the i.r.s. scandal...
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now obama world is rocked by scandal and controversy and criticism is not limited to fox news or talk radio or conservative belowinger on bloggers. >> it is permeating throughout the government, that is yet to be determined. o one thing emerges with claritty or the words of the president: let me be clear. not a funny comedy of errors is the response of the obama administration when pressed for who is in charge and who is responsible. no one knows anything about anything. at any time about anybody. we compiled the sampling of responses or lack thereof the attorney general eric the with holder holder. >> and why the associated press had phone records raided by the government. >> well chairman, i do not know what understand. that i don't know. i don't know. i don't know. i do not know. i don't know precisely. i simply don't know. >> yeah, i don't know. one wonders how a person with a distinningished academic background and long history of public service through several administrations and the highest law enforcement official in the land could have developed an acute case of amnessia. suc
now obama world is rocked by scandal and controversy and criticism is not limited to fox news or talk radio or conservative belowinger on bloggers. >> it is permeating throughout the government, that is yet to be determined. o one thing emerges with claritty or the words of the president: let me be clear. not a funny comedy of errors is the response of the obama administration when pressed for who is in charge and who is responsible. no one knows anything about anything. at any time about...
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president obama wants to steer the conversation towards his policy goals and the smell of scandal is getting stronger in washington. >> the white house, knocked off message by a rash of bad headlines. the irs allegedly targets conservative groups. the government is spying on ap reporters and new details about the deadly raid in benghazi. conservatives seize the moment. >> my question is who is going to jail over this scandal? >> we have got to restore the trust in government. >> i have never seen anything quite like this except in the past during the nixon years. >> the watergate scandal forced president nixon to resign but do these rise to that level? review. president clinton had two scandals, white water and monica lewinski. franklin and grant were arrested while in office. yes, it was a bad week for the white house politically. maybe the worst of obama's second term. will it derail his legacy? after all, he promised to help us prosper. >> we believe that america's prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class. we know that america thrives when every perso
president obama wants to steer the conversation towards his policy goals and the smell of scandal is getting stronger in washington. >> the white house, knocked off message by a rash of bad headlines. the irs allegedly targets conservative groups. the government is spying on ap reporters and new details about the deadly raid in benghazi. conservatives seize the moment. >> my question is who is going to jail over this scandal? >> we have got to restore the trust in government....
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everybody, yet another scandal is now emerging this morning from the obama administration. the associated press says that the justice department secretly seized their phone records from reporters and editors. the news organization, very unhappy about this to say the least. they're calling it a massive and unprecedented intrusion, raising a lot of questions about freedom of the press and the first amendment. good morning, everybody, i'm martha maccallum. here in america's newsroom. >> i'm gregg jarrett in for bill hemmer. top lawmakers want answers, they want them now, raising questions of abuses of power. speaker of the house, john boehner saying quote, they better have a damn good explanation. martha: add to that, new reports this morning that the irs scandal may be first bigger than expected. president obama also increasingly defensive in the news conference over the growing benghazi firestorm. we may find out how many scandals the white house can juggle at one time. we have fox team coverage of this. catherine herridge is on the justice department's snooping on the ap. a
everybody, yet another scandal is now emerging this morning from the obama administration. the associated press says that the justice department secretly seized their phone records from reporters and editors. the news organization, very unhappy about this to say the least. they're calling it a massive and unprecedented intrusion, raising a lot of questions about freedom of the press and the first amendment. good morning, everybody, i'm martha maccallum. here in america's newsroom. >> i'm...
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stuck in scandal. has president obama's second term agenda been completely derailed by all these big stories taking up all the air in d.c.? weigh in on facebook or twitter at thomas a. roberts. atloaf recs starts with ground beef, onions and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what makes stouffer's meatloaf best of all? that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. made with care, for you or your family. ♪ there you go. come on, let's play! [ male announcer ] there's an easier way to protect your dog from dangerous parasites. good boy. fetch! trifexis is the monthly, beef-flavored tablet that prevents heartworm disease, kills fleas and prevents infestations, and treats hook-, round-, and whipworm infections. treatment with fewer than 3 monthly doses after exposure to mosquitoes may not provide complete heartworm prevention. the most common adverse reactions were vomiting, itching and lethargy. serious adverse reactions have been reported following concomitan
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everything seems to be a scandal these days involving the obama administration, so what happened when president obama held a news conference the other day outside the white house? it started to rain and i think we have a picture here and we have the footage and he calls in for them to there the umbrella and "new york post" called this a scandal. an interesting moment an odd moment. is it a scandal? a. >> absolutely not a scandal. it happens with tiger woods and golfers. when important people are not allowed to get wet. michael jackson had a guy he hired for 20 years -- >> some people like sarah palin said, well, most people hold their own umbrellas. >> it's a medfoafore. here he is rainy day. >> when it rains it pours. >> it's a metaphor for a lot of stories. >> i'm going to go out on a limb and say that story was all wet. >> couldn't resist. >> thanks for stopping by this sunday morning. >>> when we come back, we'll look at the benghazi talking points and make some news here and how that story was handled. even in stupid loud places. to prove it, we set up our call center right here.
everything seems to be a scandal these days involving the obama administration, so what happened when president obama held a news conference the other day outside the white house? it started to rain and i think we have a picture here and we have the footage and he calls in for them to there the umbrella and "new york post" called this a scandal. an interesting moment an odd moment. is it a scandal? a. >> absolutely not a scandal. it happens with tiger woods and golfers. when...
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. >> this morning, president obama was asked about the scandal. >> if you've got the irs operating in anything less than a neutral and nonpartisan way, then that is outrageous. it is concrete to our traditions and held accountable and got to be fixed. >> even though the irs is independent agency, republican law makers have been calling on the president to condemn the irs for flagging atea party groups.. >> this contributes to the distrust that the american people have in government. >> shows senior officials applying scrutiny to conservative critical groups. >> the pressure on the white house is coming from all directions. it's not just the republicans who want answers. democrats are climbing in as well. >> somebody paid the decision they would give scrutiny to this particular group. we have to understand why. >> congressional republicans have now raised the ante. working on new legislation that would make it a crime to discriminate for political views. cbs news, the white house. >> some republicans are challenging the claim by the irs that low level workers were responsible for that
. >> this morning, president obama was asked about the scandal. >> if you've got the irs operating in anything less than a neutral and nonpartisan way, then that is outrageous. it is concrete to our traditions and held accountable and got to be fixed. >> even though the irs is independent agency, republican law makers have been calling on the president to condemn the irs for flagging atea party groups.. >> this contributes to the distrust that the american people have in...
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if president obama does that as well, he might be able to move on from this scandal as well. >> thanks so much for your time. great to have you all three here. thanks again. >>> for the first time ever, former football star o.j. simpson is about to take the stand. we're going to hear more about the strange hotel room conversation that sent him to prison and his fight to get out of jail before his death. if you've got it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and man, you know how that feels. copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. you know, spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat o
if president obama does that as well, he might be able to move on from this scandal as well. >> thanks so much for your time. great to have you all three here. thanks again. >>> for the first time ever, former football star o.j. simpson is about to take the stand. we're going to hear more about the strange hotel room conversation that sent him to prison and his fight to get out of jail before his death. if you've got it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and man, you know...
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comments about both the irs scandal and the benghazi talking points controversy which president obama called a sideshow. dana. >> well, as you can imagine, jake, republicans are unsatisfied. i think that's probably the understatement of the year with what the president said about benghazi. let's start there. first and foremost the idea he called it a sideshow from republicans point of view and just in general really doesn't answer the question of why these talking points were changed and more specifically why the white house said it was something that was stylistic really up until last week and hasn't directly answered the question about the fact that al qaeda was taken out, that the idea of this was a protest was still in there, that the president talked about the video at the u.n. a couple weeks later. all of that continued to be part of the white house narrative even though the administration and broader community knew that that was not the case. so those are still questions that republicans are asking. in fact, as the president was speaking, jake, the house oversight chairman, dar
comments about both the irs scandal and the benghazi talking points controversy which president obama called a sideshow. dana. >> well, as you can imagine, jake, republicans are unsatisfied. i think that's probably the understatement of the year with what the president said about benghazi. let's start there. first and foremost the idea he called it a sideshow from republicans point of view and just in general really doesn't answer the question of why these talking points were changed and...
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the obama administration now blames its scandals on budget cuts. we'll take a hard look at those numbers in tonight's "chalk talk." all stations come over to mission a for a final go. th is for real this time. step seven point two one two. rify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connectintoday's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. lou: the know-nothing administration on full display again today. outgoing irs commissioner miller claims he doesn't know who ordered the targeting of conservative group withs. miller says the word "targeting" is a pejorative word for him. he's very sensitive. and secondly, he says more money would fix all of the irs problems. >> it would be good to have a little budget that would allow us to get more than the number of people we have to do 70,000 applications and to do our job in the looking at whether an organization is tax-exempt or not. lou: money isn't the problem at the irs. tha
the obama administration now blames its scandals on budget cuts. we'll take a hard look at those numbers in tonight's "chalk talk." all stations come over to mission a for a final go. th is for real this time. step seven point two one two. rify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connectintoday's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. lou: the...
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. >> chris: president obama was asked a broad question about the irs scandal this week and gave a narrow answer. let's take a look. >> can you assure the american people that nobody in the white house knew about the agency's actions before your counsel's office found out on april 22nd? >> i can assure you that i certainly did not know anything about the ig report before the ig report had been leaked to press. >> chris: so he only talked, the president, about the ig report. the question was broader about any agency irs activities. can you say that no one at the white house knew anything about the irs targeting conservatives before information about the ig report was given to the white house in april? >> yes. the first time, as we said, that anyone heard about this at the white house was when the counsel's office at the treasury department called the white house a few weeks ago to let us know there was an investigation coming to conclusion. we didn't know the details of it. we didn't see the report. we didn't know facts at that point, just that such an investigation was coming to a conclus
. >> chris: president obama was asked a broad question about the irs scandal this week and gave a narrow answer. let's take a look. >> can you assure the american people that nobody in the white house knew about the agency's actions before your counsel's office found out on april 22nd? >> i can assure you that i certainly did not know anything about the ig report before the ig report had been leaked to press. >> chris: so he only talked, the president, about the ig...
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the obama administration now blames its scandals on budget cuts. we'll take a hard look at those numbers in tonight's "chal talk." are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. at od, whatever siness you're in, that's the business we're in with premium service like one of the best siemens. answers. on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your business our business. od. helping the world keep promises. lou: the know-nothing administration on full display again today. outgoing irs commissioner mill claims he doesn't know who ordered the targeting of conservative group withs. miller says the word "targeting" is a pejorative word for him. he's very sensitive. and secondl he says more money would fix all of the irs problems. >> it would be good to haveve a little budget that would allow us to get more than the number of people we have to do 70,000 app
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wrong. >> what about obama as a leader. i've not been overly impressed with any of these scandals. but i don't agree, actually. >> none of these three things, benghazi, the scandal, none of them are transfarnt government. >> you know, i always try to do this thing when i disagree with people, which is often, i like them to be wrong with people. i'm very fine with disagreeing with people. and when you cross this kind of line, when you actually do something that is wrong, it just blows the whole thing wide open. i want to be mean. i want to be aggressive. i want to yell in your face that you're wrong. >> see, i heard somewhere that the pro-gun lobbyists saying to me the reason we need to be armed is because of tyranny tomorrow in government. and i've always laughed at them. i said don't be so ridiculous. your own government wouldn't state your name itself on you. but, actually, this is vaguely tyrannical behavior by the american government. i think what the irs did is bordering on tyrannical behavior. i think what the departm
wrong. >> what about obama as a leader. i've not been overly impressed with any of these scandals. but i don't agree, actually. >> none of these three things, benghazi, the scandal, none of them are transfarnt government. >> you know, i always try to do this thing when i disagree with people, which is often, i like them to be wrong with people. i'm very fine with disagreeing with people. and when you cross this kind of line, when you actually do something that is wrong, it...
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and the obama administration playing defense over three still developing scandals in washington from the i.r.s. targeting conservative groups to the altered benghazi talking points and the ap records grabbed by the justice department. we are going to break it all down with "wall street journal" editor paul gigot. that is coming up next. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp... and provided by unitedhealthcare in
and the obama administration playing defense over three still developing scandals in washington from the i.r.s. targeting conservative groups to the altered benghazi talking points and the ap records grabbed by the justice department. we are going to break it all down with "wall street journal" editor paul gigot. that is coming up next. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the...
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peter, you know this town is all abuzz now over this irs scandal that's going bring president obama down. what's the truth about this? i have nep seen anything like this. >> i am glad to hear you say that. >> i have to tell you, i understand why they are doing it. i get the politics of this. but i think the white house is over reacting to this. i mean i would say hey, look we should not be using this key word stuff. we shouldn't do it. but you know something? this is out of control. we have had 501 c 4 organizations sprouting up. the big ones are the ones that deserve. cross roads gps. if you are spending $250 million. this is it. to look at this. two-week not strong enough. the same thing also is. the "new york times." stories coming out. that too. largest lib ram groups have been looked at. let's go after it raising millions and millions of dollars. this is not what this was intended for. >> it's pretty clear that unlike nexton knew the irs or unlike even george bush personally ordering torture. nothing to do with this at all. >> absolutely nothing. >> here a cover up. this sounds kind
peter, you know this town is all abuzz now over this irs scandal that's going bring president obama down. what's the truth about this? i have nep seen anything like this. >> i am glad to hear you say that. >> i have to tell you, i understand why they are doing it. i get the politics of this. but i think the white house is over reacting to this. i mean i would say hey, look we should not be using this key word stuff. we shouldn't do it. but you know something? this is out of control....
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a short time ago, president obama spoke out on the irs scandal over charges that it singled out conservative groups and targeted them for extra scrutiny. the president announced the acting commission of the irs was fired and the president promised his administration will work with congress to make sure nothing like this happens again. listen. >> i've reviewed the treasury department watchdog's report, and the misconduct that it uncovered is inexcusable. it's inexcusable and americans have a right to be angry about it and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency, but especially in the irs. given the power that it has and the reach that it has in all of our lives. and as i said earlier, it should not matter what political stripe you're from. the fact of the matter is, the irs has to operate with absolute integrity. the government generally has to conduct itself in a way that is true to the public trust. that's especially true for the irs. >> also today, the white house released more than 100 pages of e-mail correspondence, showing how officials came up with
a short time ago, president obama spoke out on the irs scandal over charges that it singled out conservative groups and targeted them for extra scrutiny. the president announced the acting commission of the irs was fired and the president promised his administration will work with congress to make sure nothing like this happens again. listen. >> i've reviewed the treasury department watchdog's report, and the misconduct that it uncovered is inexcusable. it's inexcusable and americans have...
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it was a scandal that obama was taking too much credit. >> that's right. >> you're giving him too much credit bill. >> the number one target of maybe of all time. stop bragging about. >> bill: i keep coming back to if you really want to play games with the response, with americans getting killed by terrorists, four people were killed in benghazi. 3,000 people were killed on september 11th. so if you really want to play that game, i think republicans are on very, very thin ice. let's talk about something else. that was the first -- that's the first of our triple scandals. the second is the i.r.s. nobody is more angry about them yesterday than president obama. rightfully so. >> look, this is a problem. it is a problem for the i.r.s. but it is a bigger problem for the country and here is why. in the aftermath of citizens united, you saw this rash of these c-4 organizations who are social welfare groups in name only. and spend a lot of money on elections, try to influence these things with money that comes from who knows where. >> bill: they're political organizations. masser -- masqueradi
it was a scandal that obama was taking too much credit. >> that's right. >> you're giving him too much credit bill. >> the number one target of maybe of all time. stop bragging about. >> bill: i keep coming back to if you really want to play games with the response, with americans getting killed by terrorists, four people were killed in benghazi. 3,000 people were killed on september 11th. so if you really want to play that game, i think republicans are on very, very...
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michele bachmann gets up and says, the irs scandal proves that we need to repeal obama care. >> yeah. >> so i think this is by one count the 37th vote. i think that's conservative. i think there have been arguably more than 40 different attempts to repeal obama care but maybe we should not be criticizing the house republicans to do this. every day they try to waste they are not cutting food stamps. perhaps we should encourage them to spend the taxpayer's money. >> dana, you know i travel a lot. people are really hurting. this is not just pundits. where the rubber meets the road in this country, people need these health care -- the things that will benefit and provide things from the health care legislation. this is real stuff. >> that's right, reverend. there's a couple things we're talking about. one is the immediate cuts that people have felt already in terms of head start and stuff from the sequester. the loss to these food stamps, that's a long-term issue starting with next year's part of the agricultural budget in which they manage to increase funds going to farmers and these are
michele bachmann gets up and says, the irs scandal proves that we need to repeal obama care. >> yeah. >> so i think this is by one count the 37th vote. i think that's conservative. i think there have been arguably more than 40 different attempts to repeal obama care but maybe we should not be criticizing the house republicans to do this. every day they try to waste they are not cutting food stamps. perhaps we should encourage them to spend the taxpayer's money. >> dana, you...
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martha: the obama administration busy trying to defend itself in three stories that could be scandals. the white house and the justice department not giving direct answers. check out jay carney, and then eric holder in back-to-back briefings. >> this is a matter when it comes to the irs that is under review by the independent inspector general. we have not seen that report. >> i'm not familiar with all that went into the formulation of the seen a. i was recused from that matter. >> other than press reports we have no knowledge of the justice department seeking records of the associated press. >> you are getting into matters that are beyond my knowledge. >> it would be wholly inappropriate for me to have answers to those questions. we have to wait and see what next tems are. >> particular not answer that question. >> i cannot and he cannot comment specifically on taken ongoing criminal investigation. >> perhaps we can get the exact date, i don't know when that was. >> i can't respond to this specifically. >> i don't know the exacts there. martha: that's a lot of tap dancing. the white
martha: the obama administration busy trying to defend itself in three stories that could be scandals. the white house and the justice department not giving direct answers. check out jay carney, and then eric holder in back-to-back briefings. >> this is a matter when it comes to the irs that is under review by the independent inspector general. we have not seen that report. >> i'm not familiar with all that went into the formulation of the seen a. i was recused from that matter....
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other senior obama staff members, but not the president. mitch mcconnell leveled the strongest accusations yet at the administration. take a look. >> there is a culture of intimidation throughout the intimidation. the irs is just the most recent example. >> it is no wonder that the agents in the irs don't get the message. the president demonizes his opponent and the head of the union -- >> but senator, that is a leap that you can make as argument, but you don't have fact to back it up. you can create -- >> well, the investigation. >> you can talk about a cult ur. do you have any evidence that the president of the united states directed that you call a culture of intimidation at the irs to target political opponents. >> i don't think we know what the facts are. >> joining us now, a man who deals only in facts. former congressman joes is tack, three-star navy admiral. >> thanks, s.e., good to be with you. >> i'm going to be blunt. i don't give a hoot about what this means for the president. he's not up for re-election, i don't neat need to ma
other senior obama staff members, but not the president. mitch mcconnell leveled the strongest accusations yet at the administration. take a look. >> there is a culture of intimidation throughout the intimidation. the irs is just the most recent example. >> it is no wonder that the agents in the irs don't get the message. the president demonizes his opponent and the head of the union -- >> but senator, that is a leap that you can make as argument, but you don't have fact to...
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the word scandal like a record stuck on repeat. republicans are striking while the iron is hot. >> the obama administration has valueded its agenda more than it's credibility. without credibility, we will never regain the
the word scandal like a record stuck on repeat. republicans are striking while the iron is hot. >> the obama administration has valueded its agenda more than it's credibility. without credibility, we will never regain the
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coming up on r t obama's second term seems to be plagued with scandal after scandal one ton of obey hunger strike of the justice department's tracking of those a.p. phone records things just aren't looking good but look deeper into those scandals concerns over the safety in nutrition of the nation's food contend used to grow no cure food movement takes its first step will a child investigates its own schools bad food decisions a look at the power of the people's food coming up. rumors of the koch brothers buying the tribune company have been met with protests by unions and legislative leader a potential buyout would include the chicago tribune and the los angeles times fueling fears of a buyout would drastically change the news coverage in favor of one political leaning.
coming up on r t obama's second term seems to be plagued with scandal after scandal one ton of obey hunger strike of the justice department's tracking of those a.p. phone records things just aren't looking good but look deeper into those scandals concerns over the safety in nutrition of the nation's food contend used to grow no cure food movement takes its first step will a child investigates its own schools bad food decisions a look at the power of the people's food coming up. rumors of the...
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what the obama administration knew about the irs scandal and when seems to be changing by the day. chief white house correspondent ed henry has more on that evolving story. >> new problems today for president obama in the irs scandal as spokesman jay carney seemed to change the white house's account in two key ways. >> on april 24th, as i said the white house council was informed that the inspector general for tax was completing a report about lying irs employees improperly scrutinizing what are known as 501 c 4 organizations by using words such as tea party and patriot. >> significant, carney is now saying ruemmler got some details about the probe. given that yesterday senior advisor dan pfeiffer seemed to suggest otherwise about what the white house was told. >> not the details of what happened. not the results of the investigations but the independent investigation was about to conclude. >> secondly, carney revealed today a wider group of senior white house officials, including chief of staff dennis mcdonough were informed by ruemmler of the probe but did not tell the president.
what the obama administration knew about the irs scandal and when seems to be changing by the day. chief white house correspondent ed henry has more on that evolving story. >> new problems today for president obama in the irs scandal as spokesman jay carney seemed to change the white house's account in two key ways. >> on april 24th, as i said the white house council was informed that the inspector general for tax was completing a report about lying irs employees improperly...
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president obama president regulate on was never plastered around iran contra and obama isn't involved in any of the scandals. >> neil: we don't know that yet. >> benghazi is not a scandal. it's incompetence and it doesn't bring down a president. it appears what is going on with the irs, low level people who acted extremely badly which has nothing to do with the president. >> don't throw off the political ramifications of this. let's face it. we have midterm elections coming up. i don't think it has a big impact on the economy and markets, but this is political problem. the incompetence of the obama administration where one hand doesn't know what the other hand is doing. people are idiotic make idiotic mistakes when benghazi is clearly an example of incompetence. that will reflect on the president and that will hurt him politically. >> two things, charlie, real quick. >> with respect to my colleagues benghazi is out right mal fee answer is and lying, fal fees answer and criminal cover-up. >> that is so true. >> what we're all agreed on there is a thin connection of the scandals across
president obama president regulate on was never plastered around iran contra and obama isn't involved in any of the scandals. >> neil: we don't know that yet. >> benghazi is not a scandal. it's incompetence and it doesn't bring down a president. it appears what is going on with the irs, low level people who acted extremely badly which has nothing to do with the president. >> don't throw off the political ramifications of this. let's face it. we have midterm elections coming...
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, you said you heard about the scandal when you saw it on tv. you found out from tv, really? i don't want to live in a world where you have the same sources as my aunt. >> less popular than exercise. speaking of president obama, it's commencement speech season. he offers advice to college graduates over the weekend as his team goes on the offensive on the sunday talk show circuit. the new message coming from the white house and the response from his critics. >> we were almost right under the tornado at this point. we can hear the roar. we can still see in contact with the ground farther off to the northeast. >> an amazing path of destruction cleaning up after another run of powerful tornadoes. the midwest braces for another round of storms. >>> and buying back into relevance. the deal yahoo hopes will bring back the glory days and what it means for users of the popular blogging service tumblr. you got it. it's monday and it is "way too early". >>> it
, you said you heard about the scandal when you saw it on tv. you found out from tv, really? i don't want to live in a world where you have the same sources as my aunt. >> less popular than exercise. speaking of president obama, it's commencement speech season. he offers advice to college graduates over the weekend as his team goes on the offensive on the sunday talk show circuit. the new message coming from the white house and the response from his critics. >> we were almost right...
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good luck if you are playing. >> word that people in the obama administration knew about the irs scandal in june of last year. how high up did the knowledge of the scandal go? and hear what former presidential nominee mitt rom no had to say. and a plane's landing gear on fire. and a desperate race to put the flames out. ramoomney the next... not so much. but that's okay -- you're covered with great ideas like optional better car replacement from liberty mutual insurance. total your car and we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. learn about it at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? ( crowd chatters and groans ) hunger creeping up on you ? stash a ritz crackerfuls. made with real cheese and whole grain. don't get caught hungry. ritz crackerfuls. [ lighter flicking ] [ male announcer ] you've reached the age where giving up isn't who you are. ♪ this is the age of knowing how to make things happen. so, why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. 20 million men already have. ask your doctor if you
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phone records scandal president obama has tried to distance himself from the controversy by proposing a new media shield law but can we really trust someone who has overseen one of the biggest assaults on whistleblowers in history to defend the freedom of the press just a moment also today's factory collapse in cambodia is just the most recent workplace disaster to capture headlines around the world what will it take to create global factory safety standards and.
phone records scandal president obama has tried to distance himself from the controversy by proposing a new media shield law but can we really trust someone who has overseen one of the biggest assaults on whistleblowers in history to defend the freedom of the press just a moment also today's factory collapse in cambodia is just the most recent workplace disaster to capture headlines around the world what will it take to create global factory safety standards and.
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. >> the issue is obama care and we're going to keep the focus on obama care. >> keep the focus on obama care, the scandal here is that there is a real urgent health care crisis right now. 45,000 americans die every year because they don't have health insurance. nearly 50 million are uninsured and nearly seven million of those are children. but the republicans just don't care. they just want to play the lit cal game of repeal, repeal, repeal that will go know where it's ugly politics and shows the tea party extremism governing today's republican party. joining me is e.j. dionne and bob shrum. thank you for your time this evening. >> glad to be with you. >> e.j., repeal, repeal, but for what reason? >> well, you know, reverend, i think we can all agree, republicans enjoy voting to repeal obama care. and if they did it a few times, you know, it unifies the base and most of them vote the same time but 45 times becomes a case of self-parody. this is a very different republican party from the past. in the past, all kinds of republicans, from john chaffey to bob dole to richard dixon recognize
. >> the issue is obama care and we're going to keep the focus on obama care. >> keep the focus on obama care, the scandal here is that there is a real urgent health care crisis right now. 45,000 americans die every year because they don't have health insurance. nearly 50 million are uninsured and nearly seven million of those are children. but the republicans just don't care. they just want to play the lit cal game of repeal, repeal, repeal that will go know where it's ugly...
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now obama world is rocked by scandal and controversy and criticism is not limited to fox news or talk radio or conservative belowinger on bloggers. >> it is permeating throughout the government, that is yet to be determined. o one thing emerges with claritty or the words of the president: let me be clear. not a funny comedy of errors is the response of the obama administration when pressed for who is in charge and who is responsible. no one knows anything about anything. at any time about anybody. we compiled the sampling of responses or lack thereof the attorney general eric the with holder holder. >> and why the associated press had phone records raided by the government. >> well chairman, i do not know what understand. that i don't know. i don't know. i don't know. i do not know. i don't know precisely. i simply don't know. >> yeah, i don't know. one wonders how a person with a distinningished academic background and long history of public service through several administrations and the highest law enforcement official in the land could have developed an acute case of amnessia. suc
now obama world is rocked by scandal and controversy and criticism is not limited to fox news or talk radio or conservative belowinger on bloggers. >> it is permeating throughout the government, that is yet to be determined. o one thing emerges with claritty or the words of the president: let me be clear. not a funny comedy of errors is the response of the obama administration when pressed for who is in charge and who is responsible. no one knows anything about anything. at any time about...
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look, the fast and furious scandal went nowhere because as congressman issa defined president obama pulled out an executive order and everything sealed down. they will do the same thing with libya. you are probably never going to know although i think i do know now thanks to mr. hicks, you know, precisely what happened. >> powerful. >> bill: it was one notch below hillary clinton. hillary wasn't paying attention. >> clearly powerful. bill, as you talked about before. what was the president doing that night? we still don't know. >> bill: he was asleep. he had to go to vegas on a fundraiser. >> the wheel. had to spin it the next day. those kind of things stick with people. whether or not the ultimate hearings reveal more we don't know yet. there is a lot more to all of these stories, i believe. in the end it's about fairness, bill, and it's about competence. we want a government that serves the people. it doesn't undermine or demonize the people. >> bill: you and i had a little tet-a-tet. i don't think the a.p. story is going to involve any kind of scandal. i don't. i think they probably abu
look, the fast and furious scandal went nowhere because as congressman issa defined president obama pulled out an executive order and everything sealed down. they will do the same thing with libya. you are probably never going to know although i think i do know now thanks to mr. hicks, you know, precisely what happened. >> powerful. >> bill: it was one notch below hillary clinton. hillary wasn't paying attention. >> clearly powerful. bill, as you talked about before. what was...
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we want to see -- you know, this witchhunt after obama, just one scandal after another, if nobody -- nobody is interested in that. we want to get the minimum wage raised up, we want to get the full congress, republicans and democrats, back to the job of creating jobs and pushing the economy and getting them to work together. getting them to work together. thisnk the only thing is is good because the republicans in congress and lot of problems in 2014. we want to get the people into government who are willing to work together and get this economy where it is supposed to be. host: it is always nice when someone says i am right on something. i do agree that some people just do not want to spend their days wondering what is in to the irs. the irs should not have singled out only tea party groups for extra scrutiny in their tax forms. maybe this is a broader problem we have with our time -- with our campaign finance system, groups can now apply to be a certain category of a group that is tax-exempt when we have never had this category before. at the end of the day most people know that th
we want to see -- you know, this witchhunt after obama, just one scandal after another, if nobody -- nobody is interested in that. we want to get the minimum wage raised up, we want to get the full congress, republicans and democrats, back to the job of creating jobs and pushing the economy and getting them to work together. getting them to work together. thisnk the only thing is is good because the republicans in congress and lot of problems in 2014. we want to get the people into government...
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"even obama's umbrellas are a scandal now." at yesterday's press conference with the turkish prime minister, the president called on marines for some cover when it started to rain. >> i am going to go ahead and ask folks, why don't we get a couple of marines, they're going to look good next to us, just because i want -- i've got a change of suits, but i don't know about our prime minister. there we go. that's good. you guys, i'm sorry. >> i thought he handled that well. how did the umbrellas become a point of debate? people like sarah palin who tweeted, "mr. president, when it rains, it pours, but most americans hold their own umbrellas." apparently palin doesn't always put herself in that most americans category. let's flash back to a drizzly day in 2008 when palin was the republican candidate for vice president. here she is exiting a plane, but thanks to that guy in front of her, she's not getting wet. how's that happening? oh, he's holding the umbrella for her. >>> anyway, up next, republicans are desperate to keep those con
"even obama's umbrellas are a scandal now." at yesterday's press conference with the turkish prime minister, the president called on marines for some cover when it started to rain. >> i am going to go ahead and ask folks, why don't we get a couple of marines, they're going to look good next to us, just because i want -- i've got a change of suits, but i don't know about our prime minister. there we go. that's good. you guys, i'm sorry. >> i thought he handled that well....
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obama administration was asleep. >> this doesn't mean it was a scandal. it doesn't mean that it was a scandal. >> they lied to the press about it. they lied to the press. >> it was a tragedy. >> yes, it's a tragedy and a scandal when the government lies to you which the obama administration does all the time. i'm tired of the bipartisan--they're tapping your phone. >> they all rise to different levels. go ahead michael shure. >> i don't know benghazi is a scandal. i will stand by that. when we get to the irs pes yes was scandalous what happened, it's a rogue office, and doing investigating into something that i don't think should be happening any way because of citizens united, and i don't think any of these 501 c 4 groups should have should be allowed exemption because i think it's a sham. the ap thing-- >> if the aclu was doing this stuff right now we would say it was a can exactly. >> iscandal. >> i was upset about it. >> it's a scandal we agree. >> i said that was the one that i thought-- >> you think there is one scandal. the only other thing is the
obama administration was asleep. >> this doesn't mean it was a scandal. it doesn't mean that it was a scandal. >> they lied to the press about it. they lied to the press. >> it was a tragedy. >> yes, it's a tragedy and a scandal when the government lies to you which the obama administration does all the time. i'm tired of the bipartisan--they're tapping your phone. >> they all rise to different levels. go ahead michael shure. >> i don't know benghazi is a...
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the recentappears government scandals are not affecting president obama's approval ratings. ♪ >> singing the national anthem at the hockey. we will tell you how the crowd came to the rescue group -- rescue. >> live and in hd, this is abc 7's "good morning, washington" -- on your side. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- good morning, washington. it is monday, may 20. i'm scott thuman. >> i am greta kreuz in a simpson. let's get to meteorologist jacqui gerace -- in force in a simpson. let's get to meteorologist jacqui jeras. >> never again. >> habakkuk with me. it is monday -- have a cup of water with me. it is monday. if you do not like the: whether we had over the weekend, it is getting better. let's show you the satellite victor. we had a few showers last evening. now we are left with some of oft moisture in the form fog. look for that mostly north of the metro area. weather headlines today, it will wewarmer and more humid and will have frequent chances of a few showers. a cold front will approach on thursday. that will bring some cooler temperatures for l
the recentappears government scandals are not affecting president obama's approval ratings. ♪ >> singing the national anthem at the hockey. we will tell you how the crowd came to the rescue group -- rescue. >> live and in hd, this is abc 7's "good morning, washington" -- on your side. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- good morning, washington. it is monday, may 20. i'm scott thuman. >> i am greta kreuz in a simpson. let's get to...
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the obama administration you're not going to having monetary scandal. these people are not financially corru corrupt. the irs story is going to be big and confirm a lot of suspicions a lot of republicans have. you combine that with the benghazi thing and even the red line. syria where that looks like a political thing because you wouldn't carry through it. what the president needs is a group of people put out there the clearly above politics, senior older people show that a significant part of this administration and the core of this administration is not hyper political and that has been a problem for the administration i think since the get go. >> huge story this week is the sexual assault in the military and the figures that were revealed this week katty kay, from 2010 to 2012, an increase of 35% within the military, the president very angry about it. this is men and women who are being assaulted. this gets to a core issue which is, who you report assaults to in the military and the role of a military commander to even do away with the verdicts or de
the obama administration you're not going to having monetary scandal. these people are not financially corru corrupt. the irs story is going to be big and confirm a lot of suspicions a lot of republicans have. you combine that with the benghazi thing and even the red line. syria where that looks like a political thing because you wouldn't carry through it. what the president needs is a group of people put out there the clearly above politics, senior older people show that a significant part of...
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obama care is front and center in this irs scandal. turns out the irs chief heading up the obamacare office at the irs got more than $100,000 in bonuses. all that money put in her pocket as she ran the agency's tax exempt division. the same division now accused of targeting conservatives. a a bonus so large it typically requires presidential approval. did president obama approve the bonus? tell me about the bonus and who are we talking about? >> sarah hall ingram who headed the tax exempt division during the time that the alleged targeting was going on and now appointed by steven miller are by the way the man who testified today had such testy relations with the committee he promoted her into handling the whole oklahoma care account which is a big part of the irs job coming up in the years to come. when she was the head of this tax exempt division she got $100,000 total bonuses from 2009 to 2012 including $34,000 bonus in 2010. a $35,000 bonus in 2011. you are right, my colleague mark tapscott at the washington examiner uncovered the n
obama care is front and center in this irs scandal. turns out the irs chief heading up the obamacare office at the irs got more than $100,000 in bonuses. all that money put in her pocket as she ran the agency's tax exempt division. the same division now accused of targeting conservatives. a a bonus so large it typically requires presidential approval. did president obama approve the bonus? tell me about the bonus and who are we talking about? >> sarah hall ingram who headed the tax exempt...
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tonight you heard president obama signed a deal with the irs scandal. there is one part of the plan you haven't heard yet. >> irs admitted they were targeting conservative groups. president obama called the irs targeting conservative groups outrageous and said he'd have his benghazi investigators look into it. we're going to find out. we will get to the bottom of this. >> greta: that is your last call. we're closing down shop. thank you for being with us tonight. go to gretawire.com. there is lots of talk about the irs. i know you all have something to say about the irs. your favorite department, right? favorite agency? wad back here tomorrow night at 10:00 p.m. eastern. them. leftovers. >> bill: the o'reilly factor is on. tonight: transparency and the rule of law will be the touch stones of this presidency. >> wow. what happened to that? the obama administration is now stonewalling three separate controversies. and it is paying a terrible price. >> how does the president say with a straight face americans who trust their government? >> bill: tonight, w
tonight you heard president obama signed a deal with the irs scandal. there is one part of the plan you haven't heard yet. >> irs admitted they were targeting conservative groups. president obama called the irs targeting conservative groups outrageous and said he'd have his benghazi investigators look into it. we're going to find out. we will get to the bottom of this. >> greta: that is your last call. we're closing down shop. thank you for being with us tonight. go to...
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do you think that this irs scandal has impact, will have impact on obama care? >> yes. i do. i think, look. all of us can identify with this irs scandal and i think it's why it's having such repercussions and crossing the line. there are two things you can't avoid in life. death or taxes. all of us have some certain mistrust. i think nobody likes signing that check over to the irs and so you have a certain mistrust for that agency already. and to see what that -- what's happening is very concerning for all americans. look, there but for the grace of god go i. this could be one day on the other side of the aisle so we cannot let this precedent stand. nobody can. i do think the obama care votes have become symbolic. we get it. republicans don't like obama care. i would say to my people, let it get implemented. there is going to be plenty of problems with it. people are going to scream bloody murder and then we're going to have to fix it. >> all right. i have to leave it there. thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> if don draper only knew what the future of advertising would loo
do you think that this irs scandal has impact, will have impact on obama care? >> yes. i do. i think, look. all of us can identify with this irs scandal and i think it's why it's having such repercussions and crossing the line. there are two things you can't avoid in life. death or taxes. all of us have some certain mistrust. i think nobody likes signing that check over to the irs and so you have a certain mistrust for that agency already. and to see what that -- what's happening is very...
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is targeting of conservative groups to slam president obama but is the washington scandal machine hiding the real problems facing this country from the american people will talk about that and more into night's big picture politics and also from the mountains of pakistan to the border with mexico drones are everywhere these days is our society and is our legal code prepared for a flying robot filled future and it's time for obama to take a page from f.d.r.'s book and tell the american people the truth about the republican party.
is targeting of conservative groups to slam president obama but is the washington scandal machine hiding the real problems facing this country from the american people will talk about that and more into night's big picture politics and also from the mountains of pakistan to the border with mexico drones are everywhere these days is our society and is our legal code prepared for a flying robot filled future and it's time for obama to take a page from f.d.r.'s book and tell the american people...
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in fact, we counted at least six scandals that republicans have declared to be obama's watergate. benghazi, the president's administration policy change, solyndra, fast and furious, the national security leaks and president obama's birth certificate. the truth is, republicans don't have a constructive agenda for the country so they've committed themselves to a destructive attack on the president. joining me now are david corn and joan walsh. thank you both for being here tonight. >> thank you, rev. >> good to be with you. >> david, are republicans more interested in finding new so-called watergates than in finding the facts? >> oh, god. when you put it that way, reverend, i don't know which one to go with. "a" or "b." as a watergate baby, i'm kind of in this business because i grew up at the time of watergate. i know that's hard to believe. you know, it kind of to me is really insulting to watergate to compare any of this to watergate. then you had a break-in that was covered up by the president himself who told the cia to tell the fbi to obstruct justice so they wouldn't figure o
in fact, we counted at least six scandals that republicans have declared to be obama's watergate. benghazi, the president's administration policy change, solyndra, fast and furious, the national security leaks and president obama's birth certificate. the truth is, republicans don't have a constructive agenda for the country so they've committed themselves to a destructive attack on the president. joining me now are david corn and joan walsh. thank you both for being here tonight. >> thank...
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does this scandal go to a character flaw about obama? does the narrative to use e.j. dionne's favorite word actually come together to some final point, and if it does, then you're going to have more political and historical resonance. you talk about monicagate. about the weakness for women. when you talk about iraq, that was about bush, all that we need in our gut, we don't need to actually need to read books and find out what's going on. this going to coalesce into something larger? i don't think so. i don't know if we have to wait to see, but nothing is there yet. and maybe it will come out and it will be incorrect but, you know, it's got to coalesce into something. >> i think you're both wrong. i think number one, there are 2.8 million people in the federal government. a range of activities at a low level that even an effective president will not know about. with regard to the doj investigation in particular, this has happened so far on the information flow exactly how it should. there are only seven people in the internal guidelines authorized to have contacts bet
does this scandal go to a character flaw about obama? does the narrative to use e.j. dionne's favorite word actually come together to some final point, and if it does, then you're going to have more political and historical resonance. you talk about monicagate. about the weakness for women. when you talk about iraq, that was about bush, all that we need in our gut, we don't need to actually need to read books and find out what's going on. this going to coalesce into something larger? i don't...
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plaguing the white house are not hurting president obama. the president's approval rating has actually gone up slightly in the last month, 51%, 53% and the same poll found that 55% of americans believe that the irs acted on its own while only 37 pertz, and the gop is overreacting to the story, and it is reacting appropriately. this morning a senior administration official confirmed, and katherine, and it was actions weeks ago and did not inform the president. the team points out that it is worth noting that the news that the white house council being informed the irs audit was confirmed by jay carney last week. so this news was actually revealed last week. >> to be totally clear there's some nuance here specifically and i was in those briefings with jay carney when he said it was generally that the white house council's office, the chief lawyer to the president last week, he note head learned on april 22nd, several weeks ago that an audit was taking place regarding the irs. he didn't give us, jay carney didn't give us specific information ab
plaguing the white house are not hurting president obama. the president's approval rating has actually gone up slightly in the last month, 51%, 53% and the same poll found that 55% of americans believe that the irs acted on its own while only 37 pertz, and the gop is overreacting to the story, and it is reacting appropriately. this morning a senior administration official confirmed, and katherine, and it was actions weeks ago and did not inform the president. the team points out that it is...
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he has written about the various scandals enveloping the obama administration. first of all, charlie, from your standpoint as a reporter how do you think they're handling, their response to all of this? how do you think they're doing? >> i think that has been one of the biggest problems we've seen this week that their responses have been tepid. president obama has been very short of tepid in his rebuke of the various scandals that are sort of emerging. i think that they're, sort of taking half measures is. i think robert gibbs, former press secretary robert gibbs talked about some of this on sunday saying the administration should probably come out and be a little more forceful about it. trying to say, well, we need to wait and find out what happened inside the irs. obviously nobody needs to, you don't want to take immediate, drastic measures without first investigating it but my goodness, you can condemn it with the, i mean, this politicization of one of the most invasive agencies in the federal government, or the most invasive agencies in the federal governmen
he has written about the various scandals enveloping the obama administration. first of all, charlie, from your standpoint as a reporter how do you think they're handling, their response to all of this? how do you think they're doing? >> i think that has been one of the biggest problems we've seen this week that their responses have been tepid. president obama has been very short of tepid in his rebuke of the various scandals that are sort of emerging. i think that they're, sort of taking...
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this is a scandal for the obama administration. the irs -- >> brian: it is? >> steve: it is a scandal. absolutely. the irs has targeted conservative groups because of their names. if they've got patriot in the name, if they've got constitution or things like that. it's interesting because we heard on friday that it was just low level employees in sin sun. as it turns out, goes right up the food chain. even the boss knew a year ago and it's also in washington, d.c., and two spots out in california. >> gretchen: it could be actually this was including has shulman -- douglas shulman, he knew as of 2012 that this type of activity was going on. this is lois learner, she was the one -- the spokesperson for the cincinnati office. >> steve: she knew two years ago. >> gretchen: we told you about her yesterday. could this story be more than just really looking into anyone who is trying to get this 501 c 4 status if they had those certain names or words within the names of their corporation? now conservative groups say the irs not only targeting them, but leaking inform
this is a scandal for the obama administration. the irs -- >> brian: it is? >> steve: it is a scandal. absolutely. the irs has targeted conservative groups because of their names. if they've got patriot in the name, if they've got constitution or things like that. it's interesting because we heard on friday that it was just low level employees in sin sun. as it turns out, goes right up the food chain. even the boss knew a year ago and it's also in washington, d.c., and two spots out...
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four months into a fresh four years, president obama is already assuming the familiar crouch of a scandal struck second termer. is all of this going to put aside -- i think ron mentioned this earlier, lynn. is this going to hurt the president and his team in terms of moving forward on the things that he cares about and has made a priority for his second term? >> absolutely, chris. i don't see how it can't be at the least a major distraction. at the most you having these three issues, and the most important right now, the ones that i think everybody understands is the snooping on reporters' phone records. and the irs trying to influence or looking at any group, no matter what their politics are, tax exempt applications. people get this. so the issue isn't complicated. and it will make republicans in congress have every one of their themes, that seems to amplify that about overreaching of the obama administration. so, yes, it will slow down everything obama wants to do at least for now. >> lynn sweet, always great to have you on the program. ron fournier, thank you. good to see you. >>> one
four months into a fresh four years, president obama is already assuming the familiar crouch of a scandal struck second termer. is all of this going to put aside -- i think ron mentioned this earlier, lynn. is this going to hurt the president and his team in terms of moving forward on the things that he cares about and has made a priority for his second term? >> absolutely, chris. i don't see how it can't be at the least a major distraction. at the most you having these three issues, and...
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. >> for the first time, president obama is weighing in on the scandal surrounding the internal revenue service. the president spoke at a white house news conference today alongside british prime minister cameron. a new report obtained by abc7 news shows the i.r.s. began targeting conservative groups as far back as 2010 and that senior i.r.s. officials have known about it for two years. >> i can tell you that if you have the i.r.s. operating in anything less than a neutral and nonpartisan way, that is outrageous. it is contrary to our traditions. people have to be held accountable. it has to be fixed. >> the president addressed the deadly attacks on the consulate in beach gaza, libya, in september. he accused republicans of paying politics over criticism. the administration changes the c.i.a. talking points used to describe the attacks. >> the bay area evangelist who predicted the apoca cial troubles. the "contra costa times" reports that he has recently watched his oakland-based family radio ministry lose most of its net worth. insider say donations to the nonprofit have dropped to alm
. >> for the first time, president obama is weighing in on the scandal surrounding the internal revenue service. the president spoke at a white house news conference today alongside british prime minister cameron. a new report obtained by abc7 news shows the i.r.s. began targeting conservative groups as far back as 2010 and that senior i.r.s. officials have known about it for two years. >> i can tell you that if you have the i.r.s. operating in anything less than a neutral and...
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damage control over at the white house has president obama takes steps to defuse scandals. can he save his second term agenda. an exclusive inside look at how the u.s. military now force-feeding hunger striking terror suspects at guantanamo bay in cuba, why defense lawyers insist it's all inhumane. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with a story first reported on cnn. two former participants in the federal witness security program, one identified as a known terrorist and the other a suspected
damage control over at the white house has president obama takes steps to defuse scandals. can he save his second term agenda. an exclusive inside look at how the u.s. military now force-feeding hunger striking terror suspects at guantanamo bay in cuba, why defense lawyers insist it's all inhumane. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with a story first reported on cnn. two former participants in the federal witness security program, one identified...
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president obama under a cloud of scandal, as congress bears down on irs officials who targeted conservative groups. >> this week confirms everything that the american public believes. this is a huge blow to the faith and trust the american people have in their government. >> the key questions now -- who initiated the targeting and why? who else in the administration knew? and why was congress misinformed for so long? with us this morning, the president's senior adviser, dan pfeiffer, the republican leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell of kentucky, and the man leading a congressional investigation into the irs, chairman of the house ways and means committee, dave camp. and later the political fallout from benghazi and the justice department seizure of phone records from the associated press. plus former secretary of defense donald rumsfeld returns to "meet the press." this time he's out of office and weighing in on the big issues in "rumsfeld's rooms: leadership lessons in politic, war and life." >> announcer: from nbc news in washington, the world's longest running television program, this
president obama under a cloud of scandal, as congress bears down on irs officials who targeted conservative groups. >> this week confirms everything that the american public believes. this is a huge blow to the faith and trust the american people have in their government. >> the key questions now -- who initiated the targeting and why? who else in the administration knew? and why was congress misinformed for so long? with us this morning, the president's senior adviser, dan...
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what does obama have to say? does he think it is inexcusable and americans are right to be angry about it and she an gruey about it? and will he not tolerate this behavior in any agency, but especially in the irs? >> it is inexcusable, and americans are right to be angry about it and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agenty, but especially in the irs. >> glad you said what i wrote or whatever. obama also announced that the acting head of the irs, steven miller, has resigned in the fallout. i hope he takes a jet airliner somewhere. meanwhile, we are learning more about the -- that was so stupid -- about the irs shadiness. the agency reportedly ordered a conservative educational group to turnover a list of high school and college students it trained in order to get tax exempt status. said the founder of limp pins of lib -- lynch pins of liberty, great name. can you imagine my responsibility to parents if i disclose the names of the children, to the irs? speaking of mentors i have
what does obama have to say? does he think it is inexcusable and americans are right to be angry about it and she an gruey about it? and will he not tolerate this behavior in any agency, but especially in the irs? >> it is inexcusable, and americans are right to be angry about it and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agenty, but especially in the irs. >> glad you said what i wrote or whatever. obama also announced that the acting head of the irs,...
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president barack obama released a statement earlier about the irs scandal. what is the president saying. >> reporter: hi, andersson, the president has issued a statement on this irs scandal and he has strong words but no action in the wake of this irs watchdog group's findings. he said that the findings are quote, intoll rachel and inexcusable. he has directed secretary lew of the treasury to hold those responsible for the failures. and make sure that the recommendations are implemented quickly. bottom line the president has now made this issue is treasure secretary's problem. the bottom line is, it was wrong. his treasury secretary subsequently issued his own statement, said, that he also believes that the irs should be held accountable and none of this was appropriate and integrity is necessary from the irs. neither of them has declared that anyone has to be fired immediately. raising the question, what did that watchdog group find? what did the irs do wrong? this inspector general's report found employees at the irs used inappropriate standards to single
president barack obama released a statement earlier about the irs scandal. what is the president saying. >> reporter: hi, andersson, the president has issued a statement on this irs scandal and he has strong words but no action in the wake of this irs watchdog group's findings. he said that the findings are quote, intoll rachel and inexcusable. he has directed secretary lew of the treasury to hold those responsible for the failures. and make sure that the recommendations are implemented...